Daniel Musgrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> If the line matches the above conditions and is echoed without being
> quoted ($var, not "$var"), the result is the single character 'w'.

Read the manual about Filename Expansion.

> Similarly, 'echo [w]' produces the expected output of '[w]',

Try the same while in /usr/bin.

Andreas.

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